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A gang of 10 secondary school students in Ogun State reportedly attacked one of their teachers, who prevented them from cheating during the last third term examination. The students of Isanbi Comprehensive High School, Ilisan-Remo, in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun, had waylaid the teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, on Tuesday....

Popular Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu has mocked those who were laughing at supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi while they were campaigning for him. Yesufu said those who were laughing at Obidients for doing the one million march are now also doing the same because of the...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has vowed that the military under him will work effectively to stamp out insecurity in Mangu and other part of Plateau state and beyond. Speaking while addressing over 300 personel and launching of Operation Hakorin Damisa 4, in Mangu, the...

The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police has finally apprehended the suspended Councillor representing Umualor Ward in Isi-Uzo LGA of Enugu State, Hon. Maxwell Aluagbo, who was accused of defrauding the Council and embezzling N1.1 million naira meant for ameliorating the suffering of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in his...

The National Association of Nigerian Students has condemned the planned increment of school fees by tertiary institutions in the country. In a statement signed by the National PRO, Giwa Temitope and released on Saturday, NANS declared that the government’s action is “insensitive” and “embarrassing”. The association also stressed that the...

The Managing Director, Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, has lost his father, Alhaji Muhammad Koko. “This morning, my dear father, Alh. Muhammad Koko, passed away after a protracted illness,” he tweeted on Friday. He said his late father will be buried in accordance with Islamic rites on Friday. “May Allah have...

A Civil Society group, Stand Up Nigeria has expressed optimism that once the monies freed from subsidy removal are appropriated and ploughed back into the economy, all sectors of the economy will  begin to witness quantum growth. National Coordinator of the group, Sunday Attah who briefed journalists on Thursday in...

Ejikeme Mmesoma has apologised to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the alleged forgery of her unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) result. Mmesoma spoke on Wednesday when she appeared before an ad hoc committee of the house of representatives investigating the alleged forgery of result. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB...

The Department of State Services on Tuesday described the lawyers who filed contempt charges against DSS Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, over the continued detention of embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele as “charge and bail lawyers”. The service in a series of tweets posted via its...

A book dedicated to the values of education, entrepreneurship, patriotism and community service as portrayed by notable Nigerian women such as Esther Agbomhere, Dora Akunyili, Stella Adadevoh, Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, including young women in the country is set for public launch. The book titled...